$300 ▲ +114.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $140
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lowanna · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Lowanna has seen a shift toward more affordable and owner-occupied housing over the last decade. The typical monthly mortgage payment here is just $1,000, which is far below the state and national figures. This low cost of living is paired with a very high rate of outright home ownership.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lowanna — higher than 57% of areas.
| Lowanna | $300 |
|---|---|
| 2450, NSW | $370 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $300, which is well below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also far below the New South Wales typical payment of $2,167, with over 43% of households paying under $1,000 a month.
$300 ▲ +114.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,000 ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Lowanna, $200–$349 is the majority at 53%; Under $200 is next at 24%.
In Lowanna, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 54%; Under $1,000 is next at 46%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very common in Lowanna, where 51.1% of homes are owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. Only 11.5% of households rent, which is far below the New South Wales average of 32.6%.
11.5% ▼ -44.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.1% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Lowanna, Owned outright is the majority at 51%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 28%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home here is a separate house, making up 96.4% of dwellings, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. However, there are far fewer large homes than usual, with only 54% having three or more bedrooms.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.4% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
54.0% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Lowanna, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Other dwelling is next at 2%.
In Lowanna, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 39%, followed by 2 bedrooms (26%) and 4 bedrooms (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Lowanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12407/lowanna/topic/housing-dwellings